Justin Timberlake’s apology to his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears and Janet Jackson is the real deal, according to sources close to the star.
“He did it on his own and it’s from the heart. It’s not about advertising, “a source told Page Six.
On Friday, the 40-year-old “Cry Me a River” singer apologized to the singers for her role in how the media dumped her after she split from Spears and resulted in her 2004 Super Bowl performance. to Jackson.
Spears fans, in particular, hit him in the last days after the New York Times document “Framing Britney Spears” broke up again.
The documentary showed Timberlake claiming on a radio show that he had sex with Spears, 39, and claimed that his camp pushed the story they broke up about because they had betrayed him.
Meanwhile, there have long been allegations that Timberlake would have allowed 54-year-old Jackson to bear the brunt of their famous Super Bowl bout, in which Timberlake exposed her breasts.
“I saw the messages, labels, comments and concerns and I want to respond,” the singer wrote on social media on Friday, “I am very sorry for the moments in my life when my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke in turn his, or did not speak for what is right. I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and I benefited from a system that accepts misogyny and racism. ”
Timberlake specifically referred to Spears and Jackson, writing, “I care and respect these women, and I know I failed.” He continued: “The industry is flawed. It prepares men, especially white men, for success. It is designed this way. As a person in a privileged position, I need to be vocal about this. Because of my ignorance, I didn’t realize everything that was happening while it was happening in my own life, but I never want to benefit from the fact that others will be knocked down again. ”
Our source added that Timberlake is serious when it comes to the solution.
“He realizes he has to talk and it’s been a long time,” they said. “He knows that sometimes he benefited from these moments and that he should have said something earlier to defend them both. He wants to say and he is very happy that he can talk now. It’s a bigger conversation and he wants to do his part to help advance the solutions. ”
Spears and Jackson haven’t responded to Timberlake’s fault yet.